Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet

For other people named William Barker, see William Barker (disambiguation).

Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet (1685 – 23 July 1731)^[1] was a British politician.

He was the son of Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet and Bridget Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon.^[2] In 1696, he succeeded his father as baronet.^[3] He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge.^[4] Barker entered the British House of Commons for Ipswich in 1708, representing it to 1713.^[5] He was subsequently Member of Parliament (MP) for Thetford until 1715^[6] and for Suffolk from 1722 until his death in 1731.^[7]

Barker married firstly Mary Bence, only daughter of John Bence, and by her he had an only child.^[8] On 9 February 1731 he married secondly Anne, widow of Edward Spencer, at St Marylebone Church in London.^[2] Barker was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John.^[3]

References

^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsB1.htm. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b "ThePeerage - Sir William Barker, 5th Bt". http://www.thepeerage.com/p13203.htm#i132026. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
^ ^a ^b Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke. ed. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. pp. 36.
^ Barker, William in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Ipswich". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Icommons.htm. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Thetford". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Tcommons1.htm. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Suffolk". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Scommons6.htm. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
^ Courthope, William (1835). Synopsis of the Extinct Baronetage of England. London: G. Woodfall. pp. 13.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by William Churchill John Bence	Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1708 – 1713 With: William Churchill	Succeeded by William Churchill William Thompson
Preceded by Sir Edmund Bacon Dudley North	Member of Parliament for Thetford 1713 – 1715 With: Dudley North	Succeeded by Dudley North John Ward
Preceded by Sir Thomas Hanmer Sir Robert Davers	Member of Parliament for Suffolk 1722 – 1731 With: Sir Thomas Hanmer 1722–1727 Sir Jermyn Davers 1727–1731	Succeeded by Sir Jermyn Davers Sir Robert Kemp
Baronetage of England
Preceded by John Barker	Baronet (of Grimston Hall) 1696 – 1731	Succeeded by John Barker

Persondata
Name	Barker, William
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1685
Place of birth
Date of death	23 July 1731
Place of death